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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 10: SEGA Saturn Plot Quiz
Dave & Peter take it in turns to guess the title of Saturn games based on obscure plot & synopsis cues…How well do YOU know YOUR Sega Saturn games? Take…
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Ys Is Playable in English From Beginning to End Thanks to Fan Effort
The remake of classic RPG Ys: The Vanished Omens in the Japanese-only Saturn compilation Falcom Classics is now playable from beginning to end in English thanks to a fan translation…
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Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute Hits Modern Platforms
The Saturn version of 2D sidescrolling shooter Elevator Action Returns was released worldwide for modern platforms today, its publisher announced. 極秘データを入手し脱出せよ！傑作2Dアクションの家庭用バージョンが新機能を搭載して復活！『エレベーターアクション リターンズ Sトリビュート』Nintendo Switch、PlayStation 4、Xbox One、Steamにて本日発売！▼公式サイトhttps://t.co/O536JkLFkS#エレベーターアクションリターンズ pic.twitter.com/E9EybnLalO— CITY CONNECTION (@claricedisc)…
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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 9: Who Wants a SEGA Saturn Mini..?
Dave & Peter talk Saturn mini and the possible compromises that would have to be made in order to bring such a thing to market… Video: Audio: LIVE SHOW: NOV…
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UPDATE: SHINING FORCE III – English Translation Patch v.24 RELEASED!
On Monday, November 21, 2022, a new patch (Version 24) was released by the Shining Force III English Translation Project. This replaces the last patch, v23, released over a year…
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Cleopatra Fortune S-Tribute Hits Modern Platforms
The Saturn version of arcade puzzle game Cleopatra Fortune was released worldwide for modern platforms today, its publisher announced. エジプトが舞台の思考型パズルゲームが新機能を搭載して復活！『クレオパトラフォーチュン Sトリビュート』Nintendo Switch、PlayStation 4、Xbox One、Steamにて本日発売！▼公式サイトhttps://t.co/TFMDnDHRiJ#クレオパトラフォーチュン #Sトリビュート pic.twitter.com/Ga37U8bkfU— CITY CONNECTION (@claricedisc) November…
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Replacement Cases: A New Challenger…
For at least a couple years now, NTSC-U Saturn (and Sega CD) fans have had a go-to source for their long box replacement cases. Back around 2018, an American gentleman…
SHIRO! Panel @ PRGE 2022 – Why You Should Own A SEGA Saturn
PRGE was cool enough to let us host a panel on why you should own a SEGA Saturn in 2022, and we were more than obliged to talk about it! We also had a pretty good Q&A during the panel as well, answering your bleeding Saturn questions!If you’d like to…
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Saturn Versions of Elevator Action Returns and Cleopatra Fortune Coming to Modern Consoles
City Connection announced today that it intends to release two more Saturn games on modern platforms by the end of the year as part of its “S-Tribute” line. Cleopatra Fortune…
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The Great SEGA Saturn Halloween Round-up
Ghoulish greetings, Shiromaniacs! It’s Halloween time again, and that means time to grease back your jet-black hair, light your dark candles, take out the Ouija board, and ask it what…
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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 7: Dead SEGA Saturn Games…
Halloween is just around the corner, and what’s scarier than the thought of all those cancelled SEGA Saturn games?!? It makes us shudder just thinking of all those awesome games…
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NEW Saturn Visual Mystery Novel from Neuromage
From the creators that brought us The Lighthouse of São Bento do Oeste (Neuromage Studio) comes a new installment featuring the return of protagonist Renne Bras in The Case of…
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A Closer Look at Retro-Bit’s Wireless Analog Saturn Pads
Pat and I got a chance to sit down with the dudes (Ron, Rich & Andy) from Retro-Bit this past weekend at Portland’s Retro Gaming Expo, and we were able to get our hands on…
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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 6: Who Wants to be a Sega Saturnaire?
Join Dave & Peter as they quiz each other on random and obscure SEGA Saturn knowledge & trivia to see who knows the most about our beloved underdog console. Video:…
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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 5: Sega Saturn’s Dying Days… (with Sega Lord X)
Join SaturnDave and his good friend Sega Lord X, for this look back at what it was like to be a Saturn fan in ’98. Video: Audio:
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EDITOR’S CORNER – EP 4: SEGA Saturn Guilty Pleasures
Can you think of at least one game that folks typically hate, yet for some reason you have a soft spot for it..? Well, that’s Dave and Peter’s affliction… They…
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EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 3 – NiGHTS into Dreams…
In this episode Dave and Peter talk about their favorite Sega Saturn game of all time and one that has had a significant and lasting impact on their lives. Video:…
Best Of Saturn
Liquid Kids #BestOfSaturn
Liquid Kids saw arcade release in 1990 and an exclusive home port on the PC Engine in 1992… until Ving ported the title to the Saturn in 1997! Japan-only, this…
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EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 2 – SEGA Saturn Hardware Memories
In this episode, Dave and Peter discuss their memories and impressions of the Saturn hardware, from the console itself to its many peripherals. Video: Audio:
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Virtua Cop Documentary from PandaMonium
This is a journey through time analyzing the history of Virtua Cop, its Saturn port, and revelations on why Sega’s 5th gen console performed the way it did. You will…
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Possible English Translation for Terra Phantastica on the Horizon..?
Without even stopping to take a breath, following on the heals of his English translation patch for Tokyo Highway Battle ’97, Malenko has been busy digging into Terra Phantastica, in…
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EDITOR’S CORNER: EP 1 – A SEGA Saturn Nostalgia Cast
Editor’s Corner is a completely NEW and unscripted series of mini-casts with hosts Dave & Peter. Join these elder SHIRO!s as they look back and reminisce on their favorite Sega…
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Online SEGA Saturn Tournaments!
Thanks to the SHIRO! DISCORD community’s own DoubleDime, our resident NetLink “busy-bee” (seriously.., dude’s almost always available for a match-up if you want to have a go…), we now have…
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NEW PSX/SAT 2D ENGINE ANNOUNCED!
On Wednesday Aug 3, 2022, Gabriel Pyron announced a NEW 2D Game Engine in the works for both PlayStation and Saturn, created by Tiago Cabral (aka TiagoSC), the same individual…
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Isekai Ojisan (Uncle from Another World): A Saturn Fan-Service
WARNING: While this article contains NO spoilers to the main story plot, it DOES contain images and “Easter eggs” that some might consider spoilers, so click away if you do…
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Suchie-Pai Collection Coming to Switch This December
City Connection has announced the next games in its Saturn Tribute line — and they’re a little saucier than previous entries. The publisher announced today that it’s bringing the Idol…
Editorial
Sega Saturn Game BASIC Programming
This article has been re-published, with permission, from its original source. IntroPart 2: Hello, Saturn!Part 3: Set up a Game BASIC Development VMPart 4: Run, Load, and Save Programs via…
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BULK SLASH TEAM ANNOUNCE NEW ENGLISH DUB: STELLAR ASSAULT SS
On Monday, July 18, Greg (aka Lacquerware) announced that the Bulk Slash Team who brought us the amazing English localization and dub for Bulk Slash, had chosen their new project…
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VOXEL Drops New Trailer for Sonic X-Treme SAGE ’22
UK based Saturn homebrew developer, VOXEL, has just released a NEW teaser trailer (below) for the upcoming SAGE ’22 hosted by SFGHQ (Sonic Fan Games HQ). Here’s VOXEL’s NEW TRAILER…
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Games Done Quick Features Nights, Bulk Slash, PowerSlave Exhumed
A pair of Sega Saturn games were among those featured this week at Summer Games Done Quick, with speedrunners showing off amazing skill to help raise money for charity. The…
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Saturn’s 3D Control Pad Has Gone Wireless
Back in November of 2021, SHIRO! reported on some exciting work in progress by two individuals (Drew Kenaz & Izzi Patrick) to make Saturn’s 3D Analog Control Pad completely wireless….
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House of the Dead Remake Released on Switch
The House of the Dead is one of the most well-known light gun shooters that was ported from the arcades to the Saturn, and now audiences have access to it…
SHIRO Shorts!
SHIRO! Shorts: Croft Manor and the Lost Valley
Tomb Raider, the classic action-adventure game from Core, made its worldwide debut on the SEGA Saturn in 1996. Contrary to what the PlayStation Twitter account would have you believe, the…
Editorial
Bulk Slash English Localization Dev Blog #1: New beginnings and the trouble with subtitles
Hi everyone! I’m Greg, known in some circles as “Lacquerware,” and I was the project lead for the Bulk Slash unofficial English localization patch. The good guys at Shiro have…
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Saturn Virtua Racing “super secret cheat code” works
SHIRO! SHOW Recap Since interviewing Chuck Tolman for my Virtua Racing video, a super secret loomed over my soul. Tolman told me and Patrick Traynor about a cheat code never…